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CALLOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

Synonyms:

callosity; callousness; hardness; insensibility; unfeelingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("callousness" is a kind of...):

insensitiveness; insensitivity (the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "callousness"):

dullness (lack of sensibility)

Derivation:

callous (emotionally hardened)

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